שווער
Yiddish
Etymology 1
From Old High German swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz.
Adjective
שווער • (shver)
- heavy
- difficult, hard
- rugged
Declension
Declension of שווער
predicative | שווער shver | |||||
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case | masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | post./nom. | ||||
nominative | שווערער shverer | שווער shver | שווערע shvere | שווערס shvers | שווערע shvere | שווערע shvere |
accusative | שווערן shvern | |||||
dative | שווערן shvern | שווערער shverer |
Synonyms
- (difficult): קשה (koshe)
Antonyms
- (heavy, difficult): לײַכט (laykht), גרינג (gring)
Etymology 2
From Old High German swehur, from Proto-Germanic *swehuraz. Compare German Schwäher.
Noun
שווער • (shver) m, plural שווערן (shvern)
- father-in-law